On The Pegs October 2018 - Volume 3 - Issue 10 | Page 80

On The Pegs
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On The Pegs
Vol. 3 Issue 10 - October 2018
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Ryan Young, Geoff Aaron and Pat Smage account for 26 US National MotoTrials titles. All three champs were on hand at
the Donner National, so On The Pegs used the opportunity to ask a few questions...
WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST NATIONAL WIN?
RYAN YOUNG: I think it was Wyoming 1986.
GEOFF AARON: My first national win was Wyoming 1990.
PAT SMAGE: Rhode Island 2006.
WHO WAS YOUR MAIN RIVAL?
RYAN YOUNG: Scott Head.
GEOFF AARON: Ryan Young.
PAT SMAGE: Cody Webb and Chris Florin.
WAS THERE A RIDER YOU LOOKED UP TO WHEN YOU WERE GROWING UP?
RYAN YOUNG: Bernie Schreiber and Curt Comer.
GEOFF AARON: Definitely Bernie Schreiber and Ryan Young.
PAT SMAGE: Geoff Aaron. I watched his Balancing Act vidoes over and over.
WHAT WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOUR SIGNATURE MOVE?
RYAN YOUNG: Not sure about a signature move, but I excelled in the mud.
GEOFF AARON: The floater.
PAT SMAGE: I would have to say the Zap.
WAS THERE ONE PREDOMINATE STRATEGY YOU USED OVER THE YEARS?
RYAN YOUNG: My most often-used strategy was waiting out my competition.
Never riding in front of my competition.
GEOFF AARON: I liked to go for the clean line in most situations.
PAT SMAGE: Just never giving up and trying over and over until you figure some-
thing out.